Video-Based Exercises and Well-Being During Social Isolation

NCT04335851 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Physical Activity Project
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Both influenza and coronaviruses cause respiratory infections, which can lead to morbidity and mortality, especially in those who are immunocompromised or not immune to viruses (Zhu). Physical exercise has many effects on the human body, including the immune system. Moderate exercise appears to have a beneficial effect on immune function, which can protect against upper respiratory infections. Human being is a social entity by nature and social isolation can negatively affect individuals' psychology. There are many studies examining the effect of physical activity on the mental state of people. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests individual protection measures such as establishing necessary hygienic conditions, ensuring social isolation and keeping immune system strong against the complications that may develop due to Coronavirus.Human being is a social entity by nature and social isolation can negatively affect individuals' psychology. There are many studies examining the effect of physical activity on the mental state of people. Different theories which claims the psychological improvements resulting from the increased levels of physical activity have also been proposed in the literature.Regular aerobic exercise and walking can not only improve the emotional state of the individuals, but may also affect the mental health by avoiding the negative thoughts and adapting to stress. The aim of this study is to increase the physical activity level, psychological condition and physical well-being with video-based exercises.

Conditions

Social Isolation; Physical Inactivity; Well-Being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire Bref

  The WHOQOL-BREF instrument comprises 26 items, which measure the following broad domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment. Turkish version of WHOQoL- BREF will be used in the study.The WHOQOL-BREF produces a quality of life profile. It is possible to derive four domain scores. There are also two items that are examined separately: question 1 asks about an individual's overall perception of quality of life and question 2 asks about an individual's overall perception of their health. The four domain scores denote an individual's perception of quality of life in each particular domain. Domain scores are scaled in a positive direction (i.e. higher scores denote higher quality of life). The mean score of items within each domain is used to calculate the domain score.

  2 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity

  2 months

• Global Rating of Change Scale

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

Physical Activity Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Individuals in this group will be given "walk at home" exercise video made by American Hearth Association. Videos for each week will be chosen by therapist. They will be asked to do exercise 3 days a week for 4 weeks by following the videos. The intensity and duration of the exercises will be gradually increased by therapists each week. Exercise follow-ups will be done over the phone and by asking individuals to keep an exercise diary.

Other: Video based aerobic exercise

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Physically inactive individuals will be included to study as control. Individuals will be asked to continue their daily routines.

Interventions

Video based aerobic exercise OTHER

During social isolation induced by COVID-19, physically inactive people will do exercise in company with aerobic exercises named videos"walk at home" which made by American Heart Association. 3 days a week in total 4 weeks. Each sessions will last approximately 30-40 minutes.

Physical Activity Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• who haven't been exercising before and also not thinking of exercising during the isolation period
• Who are willing to exercise during the isolation

You may not qualify if:

• Having a disease that may interfere or aggravated with exercise such as orthopaedic problems, chronic diseases, etc.
• Having difficulty of understanding and following video-based exercises
• Having diagnose of any kind of psychiatric condition such as major depression, panic attack, etc.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Biruni University: lead
• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Biruni University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Social Isolation; Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Ayşe Zengin Alpözgen, Assistant Professor, PhD

  Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  STUDY CHAIR

• Begum Kara Kaya, MSc

  Biruni University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 2, 2020
• First Posted: April 6, 2020
• Study Start: April 6, 2020
• Primary Completion: May 15, 2020
• Study Completion: June 3, 2020
• Last Updated: June 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (2)